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Jim Harbaugh denies wrongdoing in wake of Michigan NOA
One day after reports surfaced that the NCAA has drafted a notice of allegations against seven staff members of the 2023 Michigan football team, Jim Harbaugh forcefully denied participating in or knowing of any wrongdoing.,Harbaugh, now the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, guided the Wolverin...
Sean Manaea dominant again as Mets blank Cardinals
Sean Manaea struck out 10 batters in seven innings as the visiting New York Mets blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 Monday in a makeup game from May 8.,Manaea (8-4), who allowed six hits and walked nobody, has thrown 14 scoreless innings and struck out 21 batters in his last two starts. Ryne Stanek...
Athletics to sell their share of Oakland Coliseum
The Oakland Athletics on Monday reached an agreement to sell their 50 percent ownership stake in the Oakland Coliseum to the African American Sports & Entertainment Group for $125 million.,The AASEG, a private, Black-owned development group, previously landed a deal to buy the other 50 percent of th...
Five Reasons Why Team USA Men's Basketball Will Win Gold Medal at 2024 Paris Olympics
Team USA men's basketball team is a lock to win the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. These are the five reasons why....
Brewers' Colin Rea to face Braves' Bryce Elder instead of Chris Sale
Milwaukee's Colin Rea will be on the mound when the Brewers begin a three-game road series on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves.,But instead of a showdown with Atlanta ace Chris Sale, the Brewers will be matched against Braves right-hander Bryce Elder (2-4, 5.67 ERA), who was recalled Monday aftern...
Poland men’s volleyball ends jinx, will meet U.S. in semis
PARIS -- Poland beat Slovenia in men's volleyball on Monday to finally cross the quarterfinal hurdle having been eliminated in the last eight at every Olympics since 2004, while hosts France mounted a sensational comeback to beat Germany.,Poland will next play the United States, who later beat Brazi...
Dutch men win gold over France in 3x3 basketball
PARIS -- The Netherlands won gold in the men's 3x3 basketball by edging France 18-17 in overtime in the final at the Paris Olympics on Monday, just a few minutes after Germany earned their first international title in the women's tournament.,France was backed by a passionate crowd, but Worthy de Jon...
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. carries torrid stretch into O's series
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. aims to extend his 17-game hit Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Baltimore Orioles.,Guerrero's hitting prowess has not been enough to carry the new-look Blue Jays. They completed a 2-5 road trip with a 4-3, 1...
Olympic Women’s Golf Competition: Preview, Best Bets
When it comes to the field for the Olympic Women's Golf Competition, it seems there's Nelly Korda, a massive gap, then everybody else.,That's how the betting public is treating the event so far. DraftKings reported Monday that Korda, the +400 favorite to win the gold medal after prevailing in Tokyo ...
Mondo Duplantis tops own pole vault record; USA's Allman repeats in discus
PARIS -- Sweden's Mondo Duplantis broke his own world record in the pole vault by clearing 6.25 meters on Monday.,Duplantis retained his Olympic pole vault title with ludicrous ease, needing only four successful attempts to take gold with 6.00 meters, before clearing an Olympic record 6.10 for fun.,...
Georgia No. 1 in USA Today Coaches Poll
Georgia received all but nine first-place votes and is ranked No. 1 in the 2024 preseason USA Today Coaches Poll.,No. 2 Ohio State received seven of the remaining nine first-place votes with Oregon at No. 3 following by three consecutive SEC teams -- Texas, Alabama and Ole Miss. The Rebels were last...
Aaron Judge's next challenge comes as Yankees meet Angels
Aaron Judge is producing numbers similar to 2022 when he broke the American League single-season home run record, and the New York Yankees' main power threat will have the full attention of the visiting Los Angeles Angels when the teams meet Tuesday to open a three-game series.,Judge is up to 41 hom...
Guardians add LHP Logan Allen to face Diamondbacks
The Cleveland Guardians recalled left-hander Logan Allen from Triple-A Columbus, while right-hander Connor Gillispie was optioned to Columbus.,Allen, 25, is set to start Monday's home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks as starter Tanner Bibee deals with a shoulder injury. Allen has gone 8-4 with ...
Marlins DFA INF/OF Nick Gordon
In need of space on the active roster, the Miami Marlins designated infielder/outfielder Nick Gordon for assignment on Monday.,The Marlins also activated outfielder Derek Hill onto the roster after he was claimed off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. Miami also claimed right-hander Brett de Geu...
Bengals DE Cam Sample (Achilles) out for season
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Cam Sample will miss the 2024 season with a torn Achilles, head coach Zac Taylor said.,Sample, 24, went down during 11-on-11 drills Thursday and was carted off the field. ,A fourth-round draft pick by the Bengals in 2021 out of Tulane, Sample started two of his 17 ga...
Notre Dame LT Charles Jagusah (pec) out for season
Notre Dame offensive tackle Charles Jagusah will miss the entire upcoming season after tearing his right pectoralis muscle in preseason camp, the school announced Monday.,Jagusah had been expected to start at left tackle in place of the departed Joe Alt but instead will undergo surgery to repair the...
Giants undecided on QB Daniel Jones for preseason opener
New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is expected to participate in combined practices with the Detroit Lions this week as he continues to work his way back from a knee injury that cut his 2023 season short.,Still unknown is whether Jones will play in Thursday's preseason opener at home against t...
Raiders QB competition to play out in preseason
Gardner Minshew and Aidan O'Connell could compete for the Raiders' starting quarterback job into September, with each slated to play one full quarter in the preseason opener against the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday.,Coach Antonio Pierce said Las Vegas would not commit to a starter in the preseason ...
Braves place All-Star RHP Reynaldo Lopez (forearm) on IL
The Atlanta Braves placed All-Star right-hander Reynaldo Lopez on the 15-day injured list Monday.,The 30-year-old starting pitcher is dealing with right forearm inflammation. The move is retroactive to Friday.,Lopez made the National League All-Star team in his first season with Atlanta and is 7-4 w...
NFL lifts gambling ban for Broncos DE Eyioma Uwazurike
The NFL reinstated Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike from his gambling suspension on Monday.,He was suspended indefinitely last July after being accused of betting on games he played in, both with the Broncos and while at Iowa State. ,Uwazurike, 26, had also been facing gambling-related ...